Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails Was A Member of OiNK!
The man is right.
Trent: I’ll admit I had an account there and frequented it quite often. At the end of the day, what made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world’s greatest record store. Pretty much anything you could ever imagine, it was there, and it was there in the format you wanted. If OiNK cost anything, I would certainly have paid, but there isn’t the equivalent of that in the retail space right now. iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don’t feel cool when I go there. I’m tired of seeing John Mayer’s face pop up. I feel like I’m being hustled when I visit there, and I don’t think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc. Amazon has potential, but none of them get around the issue of pre-release leaks. And that’s what’s such a difficult puzzle at the moment. If your favorite band in the world has a leaked record out, do you listen to it or do you not listen to it? People on those boards, they’re grateful for the person that uploaded it — they’re the hero. They’re not stealing it because they’re going to make money off of it; they’re stealing it because they love the band. I’m not saying that I think OiNK is morally correct, but I do know that it existed because it filled a void of what people want.
OiNK Founder: We’re Just Like Google
Check out the article over at Telegraph.co.uk. You tell ‘em OiNK!
If Google directed someone to a site they can illegally download music they are doing the same as what I have been accused of. I am not making any Oink users break the law. People don’t pay to use the site.
OiNK.cd Moderator Speaks
An OiNK moderator talks a bit about some of the rumors that have been going around about this and that. It sounds like OiNK won’t be back again for a while - if ever.
I’m Paine. I used to be a moderator at OiNK.cd, until, as you know, we were shut down by the BPI and IFPI.
Now, there are far, FAR too many rumours flying around, and I wanted to set some shit straight.
(via TehPaine.blogspot.com)
OiNK Art
From the artist:
I think it symbolizes giving, and the fact that we are all connected. Oink is like one leaf on a tree of illegal file sharing, as autumn comes and the leaf falls off, it will be replaced come spring time with a new brighter leaf.
OiNK Admin Released
The guy behind OiNK is back home.
After a turbulent day the admin of the raided OiNK.cd was released from custody. At this point it is still unclear what the legal consequences will be, but it is good to see that OiNK is back home.
(via TorrentFreak)
OiNK Website Shutdown
The Youtube description says it all:
News item on the shutdown of OiNK which of course contains over exaggerated factual inaccuracies.
By the way: an OiNK Memorial website has been created.
OiNK.cd Servers Raided
The servers of OiNK.cd - one of the most popular private BitTorrent trackers - are raided and the admin, a 24-year-old man from Middlesbrough, is arrested.
First TV-Links and now this?
(via TorrentFreak)